Beijing/Cairo, May 8 -- The Chinese Air Force dispatched its topline aircraft such as J-10C, KJ-500 and YY-20 to participate in its first-ever joint training exercise with Egypt, as part of Beijing's efforts to bolster military ties with Africa.
According to Chinese defense spokesperson, Zhang Xiaogang, the two countries' air forces held the first 'Eagles of Civilization-2025' joint training from April 17 to May 4, at an Egyptian air force base near the Gulf of Suez.
This was the first time that China sent force packages to Africa for joint training, Zhang said.
The two sides conducted drills on such subjects as air superiority operations, suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD), battlefield search and rescue, and mixed grouping, Zhan...